21 U.S.C. § 1702 — Office of National Drug Control Policy

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This section creates the Office of National Drug Control Policy to lead federal drug-control efforts. The Office assesses program budgets, tracks performance, and runs drug-control grant programs. It also manages a gift fund and must report all gifts to Congress.

(a) This section creates the Office of National Drug Control Policy inside the Executive Office of the President. The Office must lead the national drug-control effort and coordinate with other drug-control agencies. It must coordinate and oversee the National Drug Control Strategy. It must assess and certify whether drug-control programs and budgets are adequate. It must evaluate program effectiveness using goals and performance measures, and monitor agency spending. It must identify and respond to emerging illicit-drug threats. It must run the Drug-Free Communities Program, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, and other grant programs assigned directly to it. It must help federal, state, and local agencies share information and standardize data. (b) [Repealed.] (c) Placing the Office in the Executive Office of the President does not limit Congress's access to the Office. Congress and its committees keep full access to the Office's information, documents, studies, and staff. (d) This subsection creates an Office of National Drug Control Policy Gift Fund in the Treasury. The Fund holds gifts that help the Office's work under section 1703(c). The Office may accept and manage contributions to the Fund. Deposited amounts can be appropriated and stay available until spent. The Director must set written ethics guidelines for deciding when to decline a gift. A gift should be declined if accepting it would look bad for the Director, the Office, or an employee. It should also be declined if it would hurt the integrity or appearance of the Office's programs or services. The Director must keep a registry listing the source and amount of each gift the Office accepts. The registry must also list gifts accepted by a contractor for use on an Office contract. The Director must include a copy of that registry in the annual report required under section 1705(g).

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(a) Establishment of Office

There is established in the Executive Office of the President an Office of National Drug Control Policy, which shall—

(1)

lead the national drug control effort, including coordinating with the National Drug Control Program agencies;

(2)

coordinate and oversee the implementation of the national drug control policy, including the National Drug Control Strategy;

(3)

assess and certify the adequacy of National Drug Control Programs and the budget for those programs;

(4)

evaluate the effectiveness of national drug control policy efforts, including the National Drug Control Program Agencies’ 1 programs, by developing and applying specific goals and performance measurements and monitoring the agencies’ program-level spending;

(5)

identify and respond to emerging drug threats related to illicit drug use;

(6)

administer the Drug-Free Communities Program, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, and other grant programs directly authorized to be administered by the Office in furtherance of the National Drug Control Strategy; and

(7)

facilitate broad-scale information sharing and data standardization among Federal, State, and local entities to support the national drug control efforts.

(b) Repealed. Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, § 8222(1), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4142

The location of the Office in the Executive Office of the President shall not be construed as affecting access by Congress, or any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, to any—

(1)

information, document, or study in the possession of, or conducted by or at the direction of the Director; or

(2)

personnel of the Office.

(d) Office of National Drug Control Policy Gift Fund

(1) Establishment

There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund for the receipt of gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office under section 1703(c) of this title.

(2) Contributions

The Office may accept, hold, and administer contributions to the Fund.

(3) Use of amounts deposited

Amounts deposited in the Fund are authorized to be appropriated, to remain available until expended for authorized purposes at the discretion of the Director.

(4) Ethics guidelines

The Director shall establish written guidelines setting forth the criteria to be used in determining whether a gift or donation should be declined under this subsection because the acceptance of the gift or donation would—

(A)

reflect unfavorably upon the ability of the Director or the Office, or any employee of the Office, to carry out responsibilities or official duties under this chapter in a fair and objective manner; or

(B)

compromise the integrity or the appearance of integrity of programs or services provided under this chapter or of any official involved in those programs or services.

(5) Registry of gifts

The Director shall maintain a list of—

(A)

the source and amount of each gift or donation accepted by the Office; and

(B)

the source and amount of each gift or donation accepted by a contractor to be used in its performance of a contract for the Office.

(6) Report to Congress

The Director shall include in the annual assessment under section 1705(g) of this title a copy of the registry maintained under paragraph (5).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title VII, §§ 703, 715, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–672, 2681–693; Pub. L. 109–469, title I, § 102, title VI, § 602, title XI, § 1120, Dec. 29, 2006, 120 Stat. 3505, 3533, 3548; Pub. L. 115–271, title VIII, §§ 8202(a), (b)(2), 8217(a), (b), 8222(1), Oct. 24, 2018, 132 Stat. 4110, 4119, 4142; Pub. L. 116–74, § 2(a)(2), (4), Nov. 27, 2019, 133 Stat. 1155.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-277 · 112 Stat. 2681
2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-469 · 120 Stat. 3505, 3533, 3548
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-271 · 132 Stat. 4110, 4119, 4142
2019Amended · Pub. L. 116-74 · 133 Stat. 1155

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-277 on 1998-10-21.

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